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Malecon Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 9, 2026
- address4141 Broadway, Manhattan 10033
- cuisineSpanish
- phone2129273812
Is Malecon Restaurant clean?
Malecon Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 9, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Malecon Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
When was Malecon Restaurant last inspected?
Malecon Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to April 12, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| November 28, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| July 1, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 12, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Malecon Restaurant vs Washington Heights South
Washington Heights South runs 75% clean across 208 tracked restaurants — 137 clean, 12 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 208 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights South, this one comes out cleaner than 25% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.